Gaining Ground : A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm (Paperback)

from dottieph

Reminded me of my own grandfather's farm. A delightful story of the author's and his family's efforts to save their grandfather's farm. Both humorous and sad. A fun, fast read.

from NellieMc

Really enjoyed this book. It's the story of how one man decided to save his seventh generation farm through a lot of labor, intelligence, and willingness to turn conventional wisdom on its ear. It's full of useful information which is presented in a dramatic theme and works. And one of the best t...

from lalbro

The book is wonderful. It draws the reader into a coming-of-age tale, or maybe a conquering hero tale, or a straight up historical narrative about family farming in the USA. I am not the English major in the household. I read, I cook, I spend a lot of time bring local food into my home, and prepa...

from 2wonderY

This book was mentioned in The Soil Will Save Us, so I ordered it too. This book is quite different from other permaculture/sustainability books. It doesn't give you nuts and bolts how-to. It's more a bildungsroman, coming of age story. Pritchard had aspirations as a writer from an early age, and...

from Sovranty

A humble, and sometimes bumbling, adventure in saving the family farm. With all the advances in technology and knowledge in the quest to dominate nature, sometimes the best efforts are merely to follow nature's lead. A quick, inspiring read that turns the head on economics: supply and demand...so...